Adjustable pipe suspender



Dec. 9, 1930. R, MORRIS 1,784,244

ADJUSTABLE PIPE SUSPENDER` Filed Sept. 22, 1928 i MQ f" Patented Dec. 9, 1930 UNITED sTATEsyPASTENr OFFICE JOHN R. MORRIS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA'V ADJUSTABLE PIPE'SUSPENDER Y Application led September 22, 1928,k Serial N'o. 307,610.

This invention relates to an adjustable supporting device designed primarily for supporting overhead pipes.

The primary object of the present inven-v provision of a clamp having a depending telescoping arm attached at one end thereto, the other end of the arm structure carrying one or more lateral arms over and upon which a pipe or a number of pipes may pass and rest.

A further object of the present invention4 is to provide a pipe support of simple design, strong and durable construction and of such character that it may be quickly placed in or removed from position.

The invent-ion will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciflcation, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not conhned to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

`In the drawing Figure l is a view in side elevation of the pipe suspender embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the structure;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken upon the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a face view of the shiftable clamping plate of the structure;

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the clamp yoke.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numerals-1 indicate floor joists of a building structure to which the present device may be attached for the suspension of pipes of the building plumbing system.

The pipe suspendercomprises a substan- `ionally bread U-shaped clamp yoke 2,' one side plate of which is provided with a plu- 'ra'lity 'of rivets' 3 having their inner ends pointed to provide spurs 4. The opposite side plate of the clamping yoke hasa centrally threaded aperture `5 formed therethrough vdesigned tok receive a screw 6, upon the inner end of which screw is swivelly mounted a shiftable clamp plate 7 which carries a-series of pins 8 each having its inner end pointed to form the spur 9,'the spurs ofthe'se pins 8 being arranged in opposed relationto the spurs 4 of the pins 3. Thefouterk end ofthe vscrew. 6 has pivotally atached thereto a han- "dle 10 designed to facilitate the rotation of the screw to move, the shiftable clamping plate 7 toward or away from the opposed yoke plate. .Y

Detachably4 secured to the intermediate portion of the clamp yoke 2, is a tubular arm 11 into. the lower endV of which an associate 'shiftable arm 12 slidably extends, the 75 arms 11 and 12 each being provided with a series of apertures 13 which are designed to berbrought into alinement when the arms are adjusted'to the proper position ,to re. ceive aA retaining bolt 14. The lower end of the shiftable arm carries a pair of laterally extending arms 15, the outer end of which is j turned upwardly as indicated at 16. Arms 15 are provided with rotatable sleeves 1T s0- that when a pipe is laid thereacross as indicated at 18 it may be readily shifted back and forth without. frictonally contacting with the supporting arm.

From the foregoing description, it will 9 be readily seen that the pipe support herein described may be advantageously employed during the operation of cutting or threading a pipe length to support the end of the pipe` length remote from that end which is secured in a clamp or vice. lVhile the device is designed primarily for use while cutting or otherwise preparing pipe sections for use, it is, of course, obvious that a number ofl these devices may be employed for perma- 'inn nently supporting pipe lines in building structures.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. 4A pipe suspender comprising a substantially U-shaped body member, said body having a threaded opening in one side and inthe bottom thereof, a 'plurality 'ofinv ;mndlyn,eX- V Y tending beam piercing members' inthe opp'osite side of said body, a threadedsh'aft engaging said threadedopeningwin .Saidb0dy, a plate pvotally mounted on the inner end of said shaft, a pluralityiiifabeamSpiereing members mountedpon said plate andhop- Y posing the piercing members of 'said body, a` handlepivotarlly secured to -the outer end of said shaft, anadjustable armlfdlepen'din from ,said body,zi leterl arm. carriedby said f "lependingk armiv and, rollers .on saidv lateral arm. i" l Y 2. ,A ipe -suspender comprising zts'ubstmi s tially f -shgped ,body 4 ,n'nember having a ,threaded openin at one sideaindl the boti/Om; thereof, av ural'ity of pins mounted in lone side of the,bodymember;sind `extending inwardly therevffhrwdd A,Openingin the j ,side of the tbody, a, rplate pivot'kzilly1 mounted on the initierv ,end (saidshaft,A :i pluralityof beam; piercing', members` mounted ionfpsa-id ,30, late and-,opposing the pins onsaid body, a i Eandle piYOt'ally secured tothe outer end of seidshaft, a, depending arm mountedvinl the l threaded opening oisaid body, nsaid depend-r ing arm comprisinga-nupper and. a1ower 35. tubular Amember, saidlower tubular ,mem-ber being adapted to telescope'into said. u perv member, av plurality ofropenings fin said)v tubularlmembers, lockingmeansfengaging said openings of said tubulzirmeinber, aflateml 4o arm carried, by the .loweriof s'aidltibular members, said ylateral rmhavingfupwardly extending y,outer end portionsfwand lrollers ymounted on said lateral` arm.

' In testimony whereof I hereunto;,a,ix.my

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:JOHNc vMGjQlRIS. 

